Arsenal vs Stoke : The Player Ratings As Van Persie Destroys Stoke

Szczesny- 7
Conceded a goal he shouldn’t have but he conceded it the Arsenal way so no harm done.

Djourou6
Not his natural position, dulled the game as he couldn’t carry the ball out well. But he tried

Mertesacker7
Met the brutes of English football and made a good account of himself. Was good help at the back for the team.

Koscielny – 8.5
WOW! He gets better with every passing game, with the body of a ballet dancer and the defensive skills of a beast. Call it high praise but he deserves it. Can’t wait to have him with TV5

Santos – 6
No harm, no good. Consistent careful display from the Brazilian still finding his feet at the club.

Arteta – 7
Probably his finest game in an Arsenal shirt, distributed the ball well and helped cover the defence well.

Song – 7
Seems to have picked form just after I criticized his game play. We need him at his finest throughout the season.

Ramsey – 7.5
4th assist of the season, he’s no Fabregas but he’s making a name for himself. So far the best and most creative midfielder for us this season.

Walcott – 3
No comment.

Gervinho – 9
Oh Gerv!!! You bullet-fore-headed player. His best game since Cologne during pre season. Was a constant thorn in the stoke side and took his goal well before laying down 2 assists for RVP. Joint Man Of The Match

Chamakh – 4
SMH! No comment.

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Van Persie9ROBIN VAN PERSIE!!!! MARRY ME!!!, this is his team, and he’s showing that, came off the bench and in 16minutes won man of the match by bagging two goals(the first being the 200th goal at the Emirates) Joint Man Of The Match

Arshavin6
Came on looking real hungry and aided the third goal albeit indirectly.

FrimpongN/A

Van Persie comes to the rescue again by saving us. Another 3 points in which I rightly predicted the scoreline. This weekend was lovely as Man Utd got raped at home. Good weekend to be a gooner right?

Nice from koscienly-beginning 2 turn into what we need,chezzar,good but should have done better,Gervinho beginning 2 score &RVP a legend in a making.For the carling cup I will expect the kids 2 do their best with little help from adults.GO GUNNERS GO.

dont give walcott the stick just because you would love wenger to pick AOC. i think people are being to critical on him. why do people forget about the performance he gave us when he score the all important goals home and away against udinese. im sure he can only get better, same as well for chamakh, keep up the good works lads.

Who need hazard,when we have ryo and Aoc waiting on the wings. What we need now is mvilla( to add more steel to the midfield) and marvin martin(for more creativity). Watch out for arsenal in january after the players had spend more time to blend 2gether

yes ryo and alex are waiting, also chuks aneke has been training with the first team
afobe is coming back from injury but we really need an experienced goalscorer i don’t mind carlos tevez, nothing against chamakh but its time to move on

4me Gervinho s d man of d match…cos he single handedly ran down d stokes 2deliver both assist 2d ‘social prefect’…dnt 4get he scores a goal himself..as 4walcot…we need him in d team cos he helps in marking&he keeps d full backs back in their half…den I tynk wenger shld giv way 2park 2try his worth&let chamarkh go in january…Nigerian Goonaz..